I'm actually chasing this with a couple of vendors right now.  They put the
lead free change in their regularly published PCN (Process Change Notice)
distribution.  But those go to our design engineers, who don't necessarily
forward them to a wide distribution, or pick up on all the "subtleties" that
may be important to some of us further down the line...

Hal

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Scott Lefebvre
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 1:23 PM
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Subject: [TN] Comp Lead Finish Pb Free?


I'm particularly concerned as well about sole-sourced components (i.e.
connectors) that can't withstand the higher oven temps and don't lend
themselves to hand placement.

A question for component manufactures, is what is the percentage of lead
free components they have to offer?  How long will it be before they are
100% Pb free? It would be nice if we could go to there site and have a list
of package types they have converted to Pb free.  I don't know about the
rest of you but I've never been notified from the vendor telling me the lead
finish has changed.


Scott Lefebvre
Mfg. Engineer

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